High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2330
CVE-2016-2330
Description
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84217nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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